Flow
The birth of Flow occurs in 1993 in Cordoba, Spain, hometown of all its original band members: Fernando Vacas (composer, voice and guitar), Juano Belmonte (guitar), Manuel Espinosa (drums) and Antonio Miranda (bass and keyboards). Just one year earlier Fernando, Antonio and Manuel had met in London and started to jam together.
Flow begins his career on the side of noise pop, with the very clear influence of English-speaking bands such as ‘The Jesus and Mary Chain’, ‘Pavement’ or ‘Pixies’. In 1993 they participate in the national RNE 3 contest organized by Julio Ruiz, and to their own surprise, they come in on second place, just behind a band that will share their future path: Los Planetas. Both groups sign with Elefant Records.
Flow is one of the bands with the strongest personality in the Spanish musical scene. Since 1992, when the band started to record their first EP for Elefant Records, the band has released albums and has performed concerts nonstop, which places them among the pioneer alternative bands of the Spanish scene together with Los Planetas, Sr. Chinarro and El Inquilino Comunista that revolutionized the independent musical scene in Spain.
Flow has recorded with Elefant Records (Headquake), Acuarela ('Artes Marcianas' and 'Sensazione') and published their latest records ('Lo Normal' and 'Echo en México') with their own label, eureka discos. 'Sensazione' was a sales hit and very much applauded by audiences.
With 'Lo Normal', in 2006, a totally renewed Flow came back with a creativity that overflowed in many directions and with a certain classic flavour. For “Echo en México”, Flow rushed into adventure, recording the album in just a month and a half in Mexico.
Flow - “Echo en México” - 2009
Producer: Fernando Vacas
Label: eureka
Winner: 2011. UFI Awards. Best musical production.
Under the spectre of the songs steeped in Mexican tradition in confrontation with pop music, there is an underlying character who plays the main role in most of the stories belonging to the record: “I’m not in love with disorder but with chaos”. The chaos that permeates feelings and turns into songs is what makes a much richer kaleidoscope of flavours and influences, a kaleidoscope over which the most popular emotions float. No doubt this is the most classic, accessible and brilliant record by Flow.
Flow - “Lo Normal” - 2006
Producer: Fernando Vacas
Label: eureka
“Lo Normal” is everything but normal. It is an unexpected record, surprising and delightful, with an unprecedented discourse in the national independent panorama. The comeback of Flow is a very personal trip through psychedelic music and escapist literature. Absolute pop songs recorded among old vinyl records and filled with optimistic moments where we can find many references and, above all, the good taste that leaves behind strange dregs with a touch of magic. It has that surrealism typical of Andalusian rock and as we all know there’s just one step between surrealism to psychedelia, a step that Flow can take with the utmost normality.
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